People vote at the Brooklyn Central Library on June 28 in New York. (Michael M. Santiago / Getty Images)
New Yorkers voted on Tuesday, but what is – and is not – on their ballots has caused some confusion and contributed to what is expected to be low voter turnout in the primary.
For starters, here’s what will be decided today: Democrat and Republican nominees for governor. Governor Kathy Hochul, who rose after the resignation of former Gov. Andrew Cuomo last year, is expected to overcome the challenges of New York’s progressive public defender Jumaan Williams and New York spokesman Tom Suozie, who attacked Hochul from the right with a heavy … message. crime.
The race for vice governor was more competitive and – given that two of the last three people elected to the post were in the highest position – it is worth watching closely. Former New York representative Antonio Delgado, who left Capitol Hill after being elected by Hochul to replace his first candidate, now a former lieutenant governor, Brian Benjamin, who resigned after being accused of corruption, is the narrow favorite. But he faces a serious progressive rival in Anna Maria Archilla, who has been appointed to run by the Working Families Party. Former New York City Council member Diana Reina, a Suozzi candidate, is also in the mix.
On the Republican side, four candidates are vying for the nomination for governor. This is also not just a formality – the state has a history of electing republican leaders.
Member of Parliament Lee Zeldin is the favorite and elected candidate of the Republican State Party, but faces serious opposition from three other candidates. Among them: Andrew Giuliani, son of former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani; former Westchester County CEO Rob Astorino; and businessman Harry Wilson. (Giuliani is considered the most likely group to scare Zeldin on Tuesday night.)
The National Assembly will also hold its primary elections on Tuesday. The whole body, 150 seats, will be on the ballot in the fall. There are a number of contested seats on the Democrat-controlled body, but many incumbents are running without resistance.
But the highest-ranking incumbent president tonight is Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer. Despite the noises of challenge on the left for more than a year, none materialized.
Which brings us to what’s not on the ballot: US Chamber of Commerce competitions. One of them. The long and chaotic redistribution process effectively repelled primary elections in Congress and the U.S. Senate.
Still, it may be worth the wait: the new borders created a handful of crowded, competitive contests between prominent New York politicians who were forced to play musical chairs, which did not end until the end of May.
These elections are scheduled for August 23.
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